Lithotripsy surgical, treatment

1. LITHOTRIPSY

2. LITHOTRIPSY
Lithotripsy is a medical procedure involving break down of
stones in kidney, gallbladder, ureter.
Stones in kidney- Named→ CALCULI
CALCULI CONSISTS OF -
85% of calcium oxalate- calcium salt
10% of uric acid- waste product found in blood by
breakdown of purines
2% of cystine-amino acid
It can be done invasive or non-invasive method depending upon
the stone diameter

3. OUTSIDE THE BODY:
METHODS AND EQUIPMENT USED
• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
INSIDE THE BODY:
• Laser lithotripsy
• Electrohydraulic lithotripsy
• Mechanical lithotripsy
• Ultrasonic lithotripsy

4. Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
Shockwave is an acoustic wave (propagationthrough a medium
by means of adiabatic compression and decompression) which
carries high energy of a wide frequency range (0-20 MHz), and a
high pressure amplitude (0-120 MPa)

5. laser lithotripsy uses lasers to break stones into small pieces
that are located in the urinary tract, the bladder, kidneys
LASER LITHOTRIPSY
ELECTROHYDRAULICLITHOTRIPSY
It uses an electrohydraulic device deliver electricity that
breaks apart the stones.

6. This procedure causes fragmentation of large stones, which
allows easier retrieval of stones by other instruments such as
balloons or baskets
MECHANICAL LITHOTRIPSY
ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPSY
Uses ultrasonic energy to breakdown the stone